The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
THREE WITH esB STONE.
PRESIDENT aADDEN. CAPT. LEE
AND TRUSTEE HARRIS.
They Feel The Force Of Honors
Thrust Upon Theu,-Denand
for SPEEDY Trials.

"my grand jury" and the Taxing Dis
trict officials against whom no bills
have been returned feel awiully
sighted. Capt. James Lee, ir., was
among the latter class until yesterday,
when his modification was relieved
by the following returned into court
during the afternoon, Endorsed, "By
order OF Court"
THE cHARoRs.
The grand Jurors present that David
P. MADDEN, JAMES Lee, jr., and An.
drew ]. Ha rir, on the lst day OF June,
1885, berg then and there, before
that and aiterward and continuously
up 10 the fndipg OF this indictment,
ofIicers Of the State OF Tennessee, as
follows: David p. Hidden and James
Lee, IT,, being fire ard police COM
sioners Of the Taxing District OF Shell
by county, Tenn, and the said An.
drew ]. Harris being county trustee
for said county Of Shelby, and CO such
officer intrusted by law with the cafe
keeping, custody and disbursements
Of large sums Of money belonging TO
the State Of Tennessee for tue use OF
lid TsxIng District Of Shelby county
aforesaid. be should have had in bis
hands on the Let day Of June, 1896,
the following sum: !c lie credit OF the
respective funds, towit; SIS. $50 &c DO.
longing and due 10 the Public Build
ins's account Of said Taxing District !;
$S5,lll 70 due 10 ih police depart
ment; $l6,7l2 IS due 10 ito Gre
department; $l0,b5l 0s due to Ito
lighting department; 90, 3o7 90 due to
It's publsc schools accounts; 1913 80
due TO its public schools bulldog 40.
count; 1850 80 due TO its Board OF
Health and garbage account; 80 900 So
due 10 Its hospital account; $7,722 50
due 10 It's sewers and drains account;
$S5,82l 88 due 10 its salary, printing
and expense account, and Sll ,22l SO
due 10 It's wharfage account; the said
funds being required by law TO be
kept by sad trustee separate, each
from the other, aud to be paid out by
him only Tor the purposes for which
they were levied and collected, and
only upon the joint warrant Of two Of
said commissioner, specifying for
what purpose and out Of what fund
each warrant drawn by them should
be paid and u being further provided
and required by law that neither said
trustee nor said commissioners, or any
of them, should divert any Of taid
funds Of the Tsxing District from the
specific department or purpose Tor
which they were levied. and thst
In no case shall the fund
collected for one purpose be
uIed fer any other, nor shall said
commissioners iesue any warrants un.
lees the money 10 In the hands OF the
said trustee ~ tho time TO redeem
them. The said FIRE apd police com.
missioners, David p. Haddsn and
James Lee, IT,, aud the said trustee,
Andrew j. Harris, not regarding the
duties Of their said Offices, but per
verting the trust reposed In them, and
continuing 10 evAde the law, the said
Andrew ]. Harris. trustee, did unlaw.
fully and wiliully TALL and refuse TO
keep each OF tbs aforesaid funds Of
said Taxing District separate, as re-
CURED by law, but mingled tho
moneys collected for each and all OF
the purposes and funds Aforesaid Into
one common deposit, In his own
nume. ~ trustee, In the Mercantile
Bank OF Memphis, and the said com.
miseionep, David p. Hadden and
James Les, jr., contriying and intend.
ing 10 use Tor streets, bridges and san-
itary purposes the other funds Of said
Taxing District, collected for
Other purposes, we'll knowing
that the funds collected for
streets, bridges and sanitary
purposes had been exhausted, and
that the Trustee bad no money on
hand 10 tho credit OF the account, and
well knowing that Andrew ]. Harris
had tepoiied ell the funds Of the dis.
trict In one common fand In bauk In
his own name. unlav fully Issued war.
rants on the n'st day OF June, 1880,
and day after day contlnuoualy thsre.
alter mp 70 the frat day Of June, 1857,
for divers sums and large amounts y
N. Larkln and various other perIons,
towii: To n. Lstkin on May o, 1887,
Tor $500, aud 10 him and other per.
sons from June ist, 1885, TO June LIST,
1887, In vail,u, amounts, aggregating
the sum Of tll9.30s 20, speciiyin on
the lace Of each OF The warrants that
they were each and all 10 be paid out
Of the streets, bridges and sanitary
fund, whom the commissioners we'll
knew there were no funds In the
hands oi the Nuttee 10 pay the same,
and well knowing and intending that
they should be paid by the trustee
ont Of the other iunds collected for
other purposes. And the trustee did pay
the warrants 10 N. Lsrkin and others,
aesressiins sis, 800 20. Knowi that
the funds collected for streets, bridges
and sanitary purposes had been al.
ready exhausted by former warrants
reid by him, and we'll knowing aud
intending tina, his checks th1uId be
paid out OF the other funds received
by him Tor other purposes, and con
irving and inierd ding thereby, know
ingly and unla~inlly, 10 aid and abe
the commissioners In diyerting 10 snt
using for street,, bridges and sanitary
purposes, lands collected for o. he
purposes. Aud the jnros do aay and
present tina, Messrs MADDEN, Lee and
Harris did unlaviully, wiliully and
ieloniously make s.divsrslon OF larg,
amount, VIZ; til9 800 20 OF the taxes
Wharfage, duts and other funds, lsyie,
and collected Tor other purposes.
THGr AnE HAPPY NOW.
President MADDEN has not been teei
tlnoe the bill was reported, but no an
ticipa,ed II, aad feels that they ar
hosping honorS upon him ioj numer
crsly.
Capt Lee, IT,, was seen 81 the corne
OF Main and Ma1itcn streets, fecoiyln
the congfstulsiions Of his friends. n
stated that ho was conteutsd 10 eeiy
the people ~ commissioner, ard IN
compliment q altered him. However
be would Ell TeeoanEs and shak
hands with bis aoqusintsnccs.
Trustee Hsfris eaid DO was bil
happy and still prepared 10 homo
every check tie Taxiug Dlsirlc, nigh
draw. lie was the only ons OF IN
three who iurnlsaed bis bond OF $500